Method of making waterproof newspapers



y 1940. G. D. MORGAN 2,206,868

' METHOD OF MAKING WATERPROOF NEWSPAPERS Filed Dec. 27, 1957 PRINTINGUNIT I FoLn me Um'r Snmenmc Movz INv smRJ 'ANr FALLS 17211612201" Glenn,0 an Marya): 5y

Patented July 9, 1940 OFFICE IVIETHOD- OF MAKING WATERPROOF NEWSPAPERS;

Glenn Dean .Morgan, Los Angeles, Calif.

Application December 27, 1937, SerialNo. 181,789

i I 4Claims. rorzvo-sy This invention relates to and has for an objectthe provision of an improved newspaper unit which is delivered from thepress witha waterproof sheet or page incorporated therewith as a foldedpart thereof, to serve as a waterproof wrapper orcover therefor. 1

Another objectof thisinvention is to provide a waterproof newspaper ofthe character described, wherein the waterproof sheet or page thereofmay be printed upon and serve as a printed part of the newspaper, aswell as a waterproof covering therefor, andzwherein said sheet or pagemay be made transparent to permit of reading of the printed matter ofthenewspaper at least sufiicient toreadily identify it.

A further object is to provide a waterproof newspaper of the characterdescribed, wherein a waterproof sheet or page is'incoporated therewithand properly positionedthereon by a novel folding thereof simultaneouslywith the folding of the newspaper in the press.

A further object of this inventionis to provide a method ofincorporating waterproof sheets or pageswith newspapers as parts thereof1 5- and as wrappings therefor during the formation of the newspapers inthe press, the method providing for the printing of the waterproofsheets or pages in the same manner as the newspaper sheets and asubsequent folding thereof, together =3 with the newspaper in thefolding unit of the press, or providing for the folding of' thewaterproof sheets or pages without printing thereon, whereby said sheetsor pages will serve only as waterproof wrappings for the news- ;3papers.

Further qualified, the waterproof newspaper and method 'of thisinvention take into consideration the'provision of a waterproof sheetsuch as transparent waxed paper, although the A0 paper need not betransparent, which, when run through the press with the ordinarynewspaper sheets, may either be printed upon to form printed pages ofthe newspapers and folded therewith to constitute waterproof wrappings,or

'-45 may be merely folded therewith in the press to Q5 made of greatersize than the newspaper sheets,

folded newspaper havingincorporated as a folded so that it extendsbeyond the -margins of said newspaper sheets as protective coveringstherefor l Another object is to provide for waxing or otherwisewaterproofing a strip or sheet-of paper whilethe latterisrun throughthepress, whereby one' of the printed newspaper strips or a plain paperstrip may be used to provide thewaterproof covers for the completednewspaper units, inaccordance with this invention. l0

I have shown in the accompanying drawing a preferred form of waterproofnewspaper and "method of producingv'same, embodying my in-,

vention,1subject however, to modification, within the scope of theappended claims, without de- 15 parting from the spirit of my invention.

Referring to the drawing:

Fig. 1 represents a diagrammatic view illus-- trative of the method ofthis invention,

Fig, 2 represents a top plan view of 'a water- Fig. 3 represents aperspective View of a newspaper havinga plain or unprinted and transeparent waterproof sheet incorporated therewith, in accordance with thisinvention and as when delivered from the press, I I r Fig. 4 representsa perspective view of a newspapenas when'foldedin a typical manner fordelivery with the waterproof wrapping thereon in accordance with thisinvention,

Fig. 5 is a top'plan view showing the. wrapper having but one edgefolded and the other extendedbeyond corresponding edges of the newspaperpages.

, Fig. 6 is a sectional viewtaken on the 'pl an e of line-'E-G of'Fi-g.3.

In-carrying out this invention I provide a' part thereof a waterproofsheet or page which is properly positioned and folded with the news--paper during formation of the latter in thepres's,

whereby upon manually folding the paper in a typical manner, fordelivery, the waterproof sheet or page will constitute an effectivewater'- proof wrapping for thecompletenewspaper without appreciablyincreasing the bulk thereof.

In accordance with'this invention the waterproof sheet-or pagema'y betransparent-toenable the readingo'f the printed matter therethrough, atleast, to an extent permitting of ready identification of the newspaper.On' the other hand this wrapping may be run-through A the printing unitsof the press 50 as to become a printed part of the newspapers, as wellas the waterproof wrappings therefor. Moreover it is intended that thiswrapping may be made either of substantially the same dimensions as thenewspaper pages or larger, and in any event, so that at least one marginof the wrapping will be folded under or into the pages of the newspaperin order to secure it in place as an effective waterproof covering.However any other method of press treatment wherein the waterproof andother sheets are turned out by the press in folded union with thewaterproof sheet as an outer wrapping, is within the scope of thisinvention.

One way of carrying out this invention as illustrated in Fig. 1, is tofeed into a newspaper press from a roll A of waxed or otherwisewaterproof paper substantially corresponding in width of newspapersheets, a continuous strip B in such manner that the folding unit C ofthe press will cut and fold. said strip as though a part of the strips Dof newspaper pages feeding thereto and whereby said cut and foldedportions will constitute waterproof wrappings in folded union with thepapers delivered from the press. Instead of feeding-into the press atthe folding unit, I may run a strip of the waxed or otherwise waterproofpaper through the printing unit E and then through the folding unit,together with the ordinary printed portions of the paper, whereby thewaterproof paper will form printed parts of the newspapers, as well aswaterproof wrapping therefor. In Fig. 1 the dotted showing at Findicates the printed waterproofed paper as running from the printingunit E to the folding unit 0.

A finished product of this method and which constitutes the waterproofnewspaper of this invention, embodies the usual printed pages indicatedat G having the usual machine fold afforded by the press, and includingin its composition and in folded union therewith the waterproof sheet orpage H, as particularly shown in Figs. 2, 3 and 4. I 1

In Fig. 2 is shown a single page or sheet H of waterproof paperflattened out and separated from the regular newspaper unit. Referringto this figure, it is seen that each waterproof sheet or page issomewhat larger than a newspaper page, so that it may be folded alongthe dotted line J for retention thereof on the newspaper unit by meansof the inturned fold portion K which lies against the side of the groupsof newspaper pages opposite the side engaged" by the sheet H proper. Ifdesired the press maybe constructed and arranged as by use of anysuitable means or folding device as indicated at L in Fig. 1, so that asecond fold, asalong thedotted line M, will provide a fiap Ncorresponding to the flap K and for protecting the edges of the printedpages, as shown in Fig. 3-, and it is to be understood that either oneor both folds may be used in accordance with this invention. If thesecond fold is omitted, then the waterproof sheet will be ofsufiiciently greater size thanthe newspaper, to afford a protectivecovering for the free edges of the sheets as shown in Fig. 5.

It should be noted that the waterproof sheet or page may be printed as apart of the paper, or may be plain and either opaque or transent. It'ispreferably transparent so that printed pages may be seen therethrough atleast to an extent to enable ready identification of the newspaper asindicated in Fig.13. s

It is seen that in accordance vwiththis invention the waterproofwrapping is provided with a minimum amount of labor and expense byhaving it run through the press in the same manner as an ordinarynewspaper and providing for delivery from the press of newspaper unitshaving the waterproof sheets positioned thereon and in folded uniontherewith, for use as waterproof wrappings or as printed pages andwrappings also. This method will eliminate a great deal of time andlabor as heretofore required to manually wrap newspapers with oiledpaper or similar waterproof sheets. After the paper, in accordance withthis invention, is delivered from the press, but a single delivery foldthereof may be readily effected as is the common practice, and it isunnecessary to handle, apply and position the waterproof sheets asheretofore, in view of the automatic application, positioning andfolding thereof at the time the newspapers are folded in the press. Thusa paper constructed in accordance with this invention and produced bythe method hereof, will effect a great saving as against the practicesnow followed in waterproofing newspapers, especially as provision ishere made for using the waterproof wrappings as a printed portion of thenewspapers.

It is important to note that this invention is intended to include inits concept any waterproof newspaper unit however formed and arranged,provided it is characterized by a plurality of folded sheets of whichone is waterproof and wherein all of said sheets are positioned andfolded in the newspaper press prior to .de-

livery of the newspaper unit therefrom, in such manner that thewaterproof sheet forms a pro-;

tective outer wrapping for and in folded unit with the newspaper unit,which wrapping is particularly effective when the unit is manuallyfolded in any well known manner in prepara tion for delivery thereof.

Instead of feeding a pre-waxed or pre-waterproofed paper into the press,I may employ a suitable waxing or waterproofingmeans as in dicated at Oin Fig. 1, for the purpose of waterproofing a sheet or strip of paperrun through the press. The waxing means 0 may be located at any suitablepoint, for example, in advance of the folding unit, so that one of theprinted newspaper strips or an unprinted newspaper strip, while runningthrough the press, will be treated so as to provide for the deliveryfrom the press of completed newspaper units having waterproof wrappings,in accordance with this invention. Preferably the meansO and thetreatment provided thereby, are such that the waterproof wrappingsresulting therefrom will be transparent or substantially so. 1

I claim:

1. The method. of producing a-waterproof newspaper with a standardnewspaper press simultaneously with the production of newspapers therebyand-wherein the press includes a folding unit from which newspapers aredelivered in folded form which method includes the introduction into thefolding unit of a continuous sheet of waterproof paper and causing saidwaterproof-sheet or paper to be cut and folded in unison with and as anouter wrappingfor the newspapers which are delivered from the press, andalso including the step of folding longitudinal margins of thewaterproof paper around corresponding margins of the newspaper properand extending said longitudinal margins between sheets of saidnewspaper. x ,p '2. The method .of producing a waterproof newspaper atthe time of printing and folding of the newspaper itself, in a newspaperpress including a folding unit, which method includes the feeding ofwaterproof paper into a newspaper press in such manner that it will befolded with the newspaper as an outer covering or wrapping therefor,having an edge extended between sheets of the newspaper proper duringthe other folding operations aforesaid.

3. The method of producing a waterproof newspaper at the time ofprinting and folding of the newspaper itself, in a newspaper pressincluding a folding unit, which method includes the feeding ofwaterproof paper into a newspaper press in such manner that it will befolded with the newspaper as an outer covering or wrapping therefor withan edge folded around an edge and extended between sheets of thenewspaper proper and other edges spaced outwardly from correspondingedges of the newspaper sheets.

4. The method of producing-with a newspaper press having a folding unitincorporated therewith, a waterproof newspaper unit characterized 5 by aplurality of sheets lying one upon the other 7 and one of which iswaterproof and is held in folded union with and as a protective wrappingfor the other sheets, which method includes the step of feeding theplurality of newspaper sheets 1 of which one is waterproof, to thefolding unit of a newspaper press, then simultaneously positioning andfolding said sheets to provide waterproof sheets in folded union withand as outer wrappers for the other sheets of the newspaper, with 1 theouter wrappers having free edges extending outwardly beyond free edgesof the newspaper sheets. i

GLENN DEAN MORGAN.

